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Rouseville Borough School District v. Cornplanter Township School District

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 9, 1905No. Appeal, No. 161PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal, No. 161, April T., 1905, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Venango Co., Nov. T., 1901, No. 1, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Rouseville Borough School District v. Cornplanter Township School District. Assumpsit on a written agreement between two school districts. Before Thomas, P. J., specially presiding.

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Appeal, No. 161, April T., 1905, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Venango Co., Nov. T., 1901, No. 1, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Rouseville Borough School District v. Cornplanter Township School District. Assumpsit on a written agreement between two school districts. Before Thomas, P. J., specially presiding. From the record it appeared that the contract was as follows : “ This agreement made and entered into this 19th day of June A. d. 1900, by and between the School Board of Corn-planter Township, Pa., and the School Board of the Borough of Rouseville, Pa., “ Witnesseth, That…

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Beaver, J.,

The parties litigant in this suit agreed to the division of the property belonging to the school board of the township of Cornplanter, out of which the borough of Rouseville had been taken. The agreement was in writing and in it there occurred these clauses: “ The School Board of Cornplanter Township is to have all the resources, excepting the contents of the store room, ” and “We further agree that Cornplanter Township will divide the state appropriation pro rata, if the appropriation is for the year of June the first nineteen hundred to June the first nineteen hundred…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Barnhart v. RiddleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1857
  2. Centenary M. E. Church v. ClimeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1887
  3. Cox v. WilsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1904

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Everson BoroughSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1906
  2. Guaranty Trust Co. of New York v. Williamsport Wire Rope Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1955
  3. Guaranty Trust Company of New York v. Williamsport Wire Rope Company, Carl C. Gehron, George R. Shepherd, Intervening v. Bethlehem Steel Company, Raymond D. Colble, D/B/A Interstate Finance & Mortgage CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1955
  4. In re Lower Saucon Township School District, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Northampton County1931

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